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Romeo Beckham revealed he's arrived in Paris on Wednesday for the final leg of the fashion week circuit, after publicly offering an olive branch to his estranged brother Brooklyn.
The 23-year-old took to his Instagram to share a slew of snaps exploring the French capital, cutting a casual figure in a leather bomber jacket and grey jogging bottoms.
He smirked as he posed beside a restaurant called 'Little Romeo' in one shot, while also snapping a selfie in the backseat of a taxi and an obligatory photo of the Eiffel Tower.
His arrival at PFW - which is set to feature presentations from the likes of Balmain, Balenciaga, Jean Paul Gaultier and Chanel - comes after Romeo's attendance at Milan Fashion Week last week, where he sat front row at the Gucci show.
While he also attended London's Fashion Week and even walked the runway for Burberry - the British brand which gave him his first modelling job at the age of 10.
Romeo's Paris Instagram post came just hours after he took to his Instagram Stories to mark his older brother Brooklyn's 27th birthday, despite their public family estrangement.
Romeo Beckham revealed he's arrived in Paris on Wednesday for the final leg of the fashion week circuit, after publicly offering an olive branch to his estranged brother Brooklyn
The 23-year-old took to his Instagram to share a slew of snaps exploring the French capital, cutting a casual figure in a leather bomber jacket and grey jogging bottoms
He smirked as he posed beside a restaurant called 'Little Romeo' in one shot, while also snapping a selfie in the backseat of a taxi and an obligatory photo of the Eiffel Tower
Despite the aspiring chef sharing his bombshell statement severing all ties with his family six weeks ago, the Beckham clan came together on Wednesday to share birthday tributes, led by David and Victoria.
While he didn't include a caption, Romeo joined his parents in reaching out to Brooklyn with a social media post, as he shared a throwback snap of the two brothers together as children, both sporting football kits.
David also shared childhood photos of Brooklyn in his emotional tribute, and used his nickname for his son, Buster, as he wrote: '27 today. Happy Birthday Bust. We love you x'.
Minutes later Victoria shared the same photo and wrote 'happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much', before uploading a photo of herself laughing with her son with a string of love hearts.
His grandparents - Ted and Hilary Beckham - also posted pictures in honour of Brooklyn's birthday and included photos of his wife Nicola Peltz.
Alongside the snaps, they wrote: 'Happy birthday Brooklyn. Hope you have a fabulous day. With love from Grandad and Hilary.'
The most recent reports suggest Brooklyn is on speaking terms with his grandfather Ted and his wife Hilary, even though he remains estranged from his parents. He’s reportedly been in regular contact with them.
And Victoria's sister Louise Adams also posted, sharing a sweet photo of her daughter Libby alongside a baby Brooklyn, with the caption: 'Happy 27th Birthday'.
Now based in the United States with his heiress wife Nicola, Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six-page Instagram statement filled with lurid allegations.
Romeo's Paris Instagram post came just hours after he took to his Instagram Stories to mark his older brother Brooklyn's 27th birthday, despite their public family estrangement
Addressing social media followers in January, he claimed his parents had tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritised public branding over their family relationships.
'For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,' he wrote.
'The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.'
He added: 'Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they'll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.'
Unlike his three younger siblings, Brooklyn did not appear in his mother's recent Netflix docuseries, nor did he show up at the October premiere as he and Nicola had for the London premiere of his father's docuseries in 2023.
Brooklyn and his wife also missed David's 50th birthday celebrations last May, and were notably absent at Windsor Castle for the former footballer's long-awaited investiture on November 4.
Now based in the United States with his heiress wife Nicola, Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six-page Instagram statement filled with lurid allegations (seen in October)
Brooklyn's brother youngest brother Cruz has so far remained quiet on social media on his sibling's birthday. Victoria's sister Louise Adams has posted, though, sharing a sweet photo of her daughter Libby alongside a baby Brooklyn.
It's not David's first Instagram olive branch. On New Year's Eve, in another attempt to resolve their ongoing estrangement, he included a photo of a teenage Brooklyn in his round-up of family photos, captioned: 'I love you all so much.'
Further shots he shared included the retired footballer with sons Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper, while a final image featured wife Victoria and all four of their children, with the caption: 'You are my life.'
The post was promptly re-shared by wife Victoria, 51, who accompanied the image of Sir David and Brooklyn with an affectionate love heart.
Brooklyn's birthday celebrations come just two weeks after the Beckham family celebrated Cruz, who enjoyed several fun-filled bashes to mark his milestone 21st.
David and Victoria first threw their youngest son a lavish party at The MAINE in Mayfair last month, ahead of Cruz's big day on February 20, complete with a luxury three-course meal.
The whole Beckham clan - minus Brooklyn - turned out for the occasion, including siblings Romeo and Harper, 14; maternal grandparents Tony and Jackie; aunt Joanne and paternal gran, Sandra.
Victoria, Harper, and Cruz's girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 30, brought him to tears with a heartwarming speech during the bash.
David led the birthday tributes to 'kind, considerate and fiercely loyal' son Cruz, with the former footballer sharing an Instagram post that said almost as much about his estrangement from his eldest child Brooklyn as it did his relationship with his youngest.
The retired Manchester United and England footballer was among the first family members to post birthday messages for the young musician.
But Brooklyn's decision to cut ties with his immediate family so publicly appeared to be weighing on David's mind as he shared video footage of Cruz as a child.
'Happy 21st birthday to my little boy,' he wrote. 'Not so little anymore but the proudest thing that I am of you is the person and man that you have become, you are kind, considerate and fiercely loyal to your family, friends and everyone around you which makes you a very special person.
'You are on your own journey in life and you are working hard and having fun which is what life is all about... We love you Cruzie and hope you have the most amazing day because you deserve to.'
Brooklyn Beckham's statement in full
I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.
I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled, I'm standing up for myself for the first time in my life. For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they'll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.
My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn't stopped. My mum cancelled making Nicola's dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress.
Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.
During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me "evil" because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola's Naunni at our table, because they both didn't have their husbands. Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.
The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was "not blood" and "not family." Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I've received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.
Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.
My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment.
My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we've tried to come together as one. My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.
Despite this, we still travelled to London for my dad's birthday and were rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room trying to plan quality time with him. He refused all of our attempts, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras at every corner.
When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn't invited. It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all.
My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. Family "love" is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it's at the expense of our professional obligations.
We've gone out of our way for years to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show 'our perfect family.' But the one time my wife asked for my mum's support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.
The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.
I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.
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